Safety pin device



July 18, 1950 H. s. COHEN 2,515,551

SAFETY PIN DEVICE Filed June 14, 1949 Inventor Helen S. Cohen WW EMg Patented July 18, 1950 I Helen S. Cohen, East Bakersfield, Calif.

Application June 14, 1949, Serial No. 99,055

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a container, the primary object of which is to retain open safety pins which can be readily and easily removed therefrom for subsequent use, the container having a means for attaching it to a dress or other garment so that the safety pins will be readily accessible.

A further object of this invention is to provide a container which will safely retain open safety pins, thus preventing such pins from being swallowed by or otherwise injuring infants.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a container for open safety pins in which the coiled ends of the safety pins extend below the bottom edges of the container and can be extracted therefrom by merely pulling on the coiled end of the safety pins. The container is so constructed that the open safety pins will be merely frictionally retained within the container.

A further object of this invention is to provide a container of the character described, including a means for shielding the open end of the safety pins to prevent the fingers from being accidentally injured.

And yet another object of this invention is to provide a holder for retaining open safety pins comprising a container having a heart-shaped end wall, arcuate side walls secured to the end wall having bottom edges spaced from the bottom edge of the side wall, and a rear wall of the same length as the side walls secured to the latter, partitions in said container dividing the latter into separate compartments, and means carried by the rear wall for attaching said container to a garment, the open safety pins being retained in said compartments with their coiled ends extending below the bottom edges of said side walls.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by the device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated, by way of example only, in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of section line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken'substantially in the plane of section line 3-3 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of section line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Specific reference will now be made to the drawings. In the several views, in the accompanying drawings and in the following specifica- 2 tion, similar reference characters indicate corresponding elements throughout.

The device of the instant invention is generally indicated at [0, and includes an end wall l2 which is heart-shaped. At this point, it should be mentioned that the entire container is preferably fabricated of an attractively colored plastic material to make the container light in weight. Secured to the end wall I2 is a pair of arcuated side walls l4 and I6, which have bottom edges [8 that are spaced from the bottom or pointed edge 20 of the end wall I2.

Secured to the end walls I4 and It is a rear wall 22 which is also substantially heart-shaped but which has its pointed tip cut off so that the bottom edge 24 thereof is in alignment with the bottom edges [8 of the side walls I4 and 16. Suitably attached to the rear wall is a clip or collar 26 for receiving one leg 28 of a safety pin 30 for fastening the container to a garment, such as a dress or apron.

Secured to the end walls l4 and I6 and extending transversely through the container I9 is a plurality of longitudinally spaced partitions 32 forming open-ended compartments 34 in the container. The open safety pins 36 are retained in.

the compartments with the coiled end 38 extending berieath the bottom edges I8 of the side Walls. As will be readily understood, the tension of the safety pins 36 will urge the legs thereof against the inner surfaces of the side Walls to frictionally retain the safety pins within the container. To shield the open end of the safety pins 36 in order to prevent accidental injury to the fingers, the upper ends of the side walls include inwardly arcuated extensions 38, as shown clearly in Figure 4. I

In use, the open safety pins are pushed into the compartments through the tops thereof with the coiled ends 38 extending beneath the bottom edges I8 of the side walls. The safety pins 36 are extracted from the container by merely pulling 'on the coiled ends 38 of the safety pins, as will be readily understood.

In view of theforegoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A holder for retaining open safety pins comprising a container having a heart-shaped end wall, arcuate side walls secured to the end wall having bottom edges spaced from the bottom edge of the side wall, and a rear wall of thesame length as the side Walls secured to the latter, partitions in said container dividing the latter into separate compartments, and means carried by the rear wall for attaching said container to a garment, the open safety pins being retained in" No references cited. 

